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skimskim /skɪm/ verb (past tense and past participle skimmed, present participle skimming)   skimOrigin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from scum ‘to remove scum’ (14-19 centuries), from scum (noun) VERB TABLEskim |
| Present | I, you, we, they | skim | | he, she, it | skims | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skimmed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skimmed | | he, she, it | has skimmed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skimmed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will skim | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skimmed |
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| Present | I | am skimming | | he, she, it | is skimming | | you, we, they | are skimming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was skimming | | you, we, they | were skimming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skimming | | he, she, it | has been skimming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skimming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skimming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skimming |
- He threw a flat stone and watched it skim the surface of the lake.
- I skimmed the newspaper but didn't see any report on the demonstration.
- Jack opened the paper and skimmed the headlines.
- Planes skimmed the treetops as they flew in with tanks full of water to put out the fire.
- Seagulls skimmed the water, looking for fish.
- She didn't have much time so she just skimmed through the report before the meeting.
- But fashion, as always, changed and the short skirt fell - literally - from favour and started skimming the ankles.
- He skimmed through the piece quickly, barely concentrating.
- Her mind skimmed back to the dinner on Friday night.
- Or, the reader may have merely skimmed the second paragraph and sent back an incomplete form.
- She picked up the stick and hurled it, skimming it low over the shallow pools left by the tide.
- The first hour proved fairly turbulent, as we skimmed under some cumulus build-ups.
- When stock is cold, skim fat from the top.
to read something quickly► skim to read something quickly so that you get a general idea of what it is about: · I skimmed the newspaper but didn't see any report on the demonstration.skim through: · She didn't have much time so she just skimmed through the report before the meeting. ► scan to read something quickly in order to find a particular piece of information: · She scanned the menu outside the restaurant, but decided it looked too expensive.scan something for something: · Robert scanned the lists for his name. ► have a look at British /take a look at American to read something quickly to check that there are no mistakes or problems: · Would you mind having a look at this report for me?· I've had a quick look at the insurance contract and everything appears to be in order.· Take a look at these figures - our profits are not looking good. to touch someone or something accidentally► touch · I'm sorry - I didn't mean to touch your sore arm.· The plane came down so low that it's wings touched the trees. ► come into contact to touch something, especially when something else happens immediately as a result: · When the two chemicals come into contact, they explode.come into contact with: · If the cleaner comes into contact with your eyes, rinse well with warm water and contact a doctor.· As many as 25 workers at the laboratory may have come into contact with the infected monkeys. ► brush to accidentally touch someone or something lightly when passing them: · The car brushed the hedges on both sides of the narrow lane.brush against: · I felt something brush against the back of my head.· As she passed, her bare arm brushed against his arm, sending a shiver down his spine. ► skim to touch something lightly when moving over it very quickly: · Seagulls skimmed the water, looking for fish.· He threw a flat stone and watched it skim the surface of the lake.· Planes skimmed the treetops as they flew in with tanks full of water to put out the fire. ► graze to touch something lightly when passing it, sometimes causing damage: · The bullet grazed the corner of the building, just missing my arm.· I just barely grazed her bumper, but she's claiming I wrecked her car. ► semi-skimmed milk British English (also low-fat milk) (=milk that has had some of the fat taken out)· Adults should drink semi-skimmed milk rather than whole milk. ► skimmed milk British English, skim milk/nonfat milk American English (=milk that has had all the fat taken out)· a bowl of cereal with skim milk ADVERB► along· He reached for the bat and sent it skimming along the boards.· Laverne zips across the empty road, the airborne snakes skim along after him.· I've learnt that life is deeper than I'd thought and certainly not meant to be skimmed along. ► off· It is advisable to leave the bucket loosely covered and not to skim off the yeast head.· Cover loosely and keep in a warm place for about 4 hours. Skim off any foam.· The breezes seemed to skim off the water like stones.· Remove legs to a serving platter and keep warm. Skim off any visible fat.· Boil for 10 minutes, skimming off any scum.· Place over medium-high heat and reduce by half, skimming off any fat that accumulates on surface.· Then skim off the fat, pour the juices back into the roasting tin and bubble them up.· If desired, add nuts, celery, 131 Remove from heat and skim off excess fat. ► over· A long-line jacket with tapered trousers skims over any figure flaws.· The considerations of adult sexuality have been skimmed over rather superficially, all the same, in this chapter.· He could see it skimming over the surface of the black waters of the Liffey far below.· In the introduction, Blake skims over various stylistic approaches and attempts to justify his own.· Warm sun, birds singing and dragonflies skimming over the pool. NOUN► surface· But corporate-responsibility campaigners and ethical consumers are only beginning to skim the surface.· From here I watch a patrol of pelicans skim the ocean surface while waves crash against the rocks.· He could see it skimming over the surface of the black waters of the Liffey far below.· This probably would have been its only chance to skim the water surface for some six months.· This paper has barely skimmed the surface.· It would take a hundred lifetimes merely to skim the surface and, alas, we are only given one. ► water· The breezes seemed to skim off the water like stones.· Cleanup crews, meanwhile, skimmed oil off the water and lowered the boom.· It skimmed low over the water.· The second time they skimmed along the water for two miles, only to fail again.· Try and make the end of the boom skim the water.· This probably would have been its only chance to skim the water surface for some six months. ► skim stones/pebbles etc- Small boys skim stones across the surface of the river.
1[transitive] to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially floating fat, solids, or oilskim something off/from something After simmering the meat, skim the fat from the surface.2[intransitive, transitive] to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it SYN scan: Julie skimmed the sports page.skim through/over Just skim through the second section to save time.3[intransitive, transitive] to move along quickly over a surface, never touching it or not touching it often: seagulls skimming the wavesskim over/along/across The ball skimmed across the grass and stopped against the wall.4skim stones/pebbles etc British English to throw smooth flat stones into a lake, river etc in a way that makes them jump across the surface SYN skip American English5[transitive] to secretly record the details of someone’s credit card electronically in order to use them illegallyskim somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb1to take the best people or the best part of something for yourself: Professional sport skims off all the best players.2to take money illegally or dishonestly: For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits. |